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Joe is the managing member of Peiffer Rosca Abdullah Carr & Kane. His practices consist of representing individuals and institutions that have been harmed by investment banks and brokerage firms, prosecuting ERISA class actions, and representing victims of labor trafficking and those who have suffered catastrophic injury. He has co-authored a treatise Litigating Business and Commercial Tort Cases, which is published by Thompson West.. Joe has also taught and lectured extensively. He co-created and taught a class entitled Storytelling and Advocacy at Loyola Law School. Also, at Loyola Law School, he has taught a course entitled “The Basics of Arbitration” and he also serves as an adjunct professor teaching Trial Advocacy. He has guest lectured at Tulane Law School in its Securities Regulations class and Syracuse Law School on securities arbitration. He has spoken at many national conventions on a variety of topics including prosecuting large, multi-client claims, broker’s deficient advice to retire and FINRA arbitration.. Joe has represented hundreds of individual retirees against their brokers in FINRA arbitration. The highlights of this practice include representing 32 Exxon retirees in a 90-day FINRA arbitration against Securities America that resulted in a $22 million verdict — one of the largest ever awarded by a FINRA arbitration panel. He has also represented hundreds of Xerox and Kodak retirees against their broker resulting from the broker’s fraudulent advice to retire and subsequent unsuitable investments. He has represented hundreds of families in cases involving private placements and Ponzi schemes.. His financial services fraud practice also includes representing about 25 hospitals and municipalities around the country in cases involving their issuance of auction rate securities. He also filed several ERISA class actions against large financial services firms alleging that they did not prudently invest retirement money and had conflicts of interest. He also is on the plaintiffs’ steering committee in a nationwide antitrust class action involving the illegal tying of cable set-top boxes to the provision of premium cable services.. Joe also currently represents hundreds of clients in cases involving serious injuries sustained by pharmaceutical products such as Pradaxa, Nuvaring, Granuflo, and Lexapro.. Finally, he represents victims of human trafficking and labor exploitation. In one such case, the plaintiffs have alleged that the defendants have failed to pay overtime, improperly deducted for employee housing, and held the plaintiffs passports while in the United States. He has travelled extensively to the Philippines for this case and another one involving a rig explosion where two of his clients working on a rig owned by Black Elk exploded.. Joe was one of three Louisiana lawyers ranked by Chambers USA for securities litigation in 2011. He has been named a 2013 Rising Star by his peers in the Class Action Administration organization. He has been quoted by USA Today, Wall Street Journal, the Associated Press, New York Times, New York Daily News, The Los Angeles Times, Business Week, Investment News, and many other publications. Mr. Peiffer has also appeared on CNN. He was named as one of the fifty Leaders in Law by New Orleans City Business Magazine.. He has also successfully risen into the leadership of several national bar associations. He twice served as the chairman of the Business Torts Section of the American Association for Justice. He has served on the Board of Directors of PIABA – a nationwide bar association of lawyers that represent individuals and institutions in arbitrations to recover money lost by investment banks and brokerage firms. He was recently elected Executive Vice President of PIABA and will become PIABA President in October, 2014.. Joe graduated from Tulane School of Law, cum laude, in 1999. While at Tulane, he served on the Tulane Law Review and was involved with the Tulane Legal Assistance Program. Prior to attending Tulane, he graduated from Bowling Green State University in 1996 with a major in communications. While at Bowling Green, he worked as the General Manager of the campus radio station and City Editor of the daily newspaper.

Jim Stuckey practices in the areas of commercial finance, real estate, business, project financing, and leasing. His commercial experience includes complex loan transactions in real estate, construction, project finance, oil and gas, line of credit and asset based loans, as well as leveraged lease and utility securitization financings, and real estate and commercial transactions. His lending practice includes representing lenders and borrowers in oil and gas loans, real estate and construction financings, leveraged leases, and secured working capital loans. He advises clients in negotiations of a wide variety of contracts, including major purchase, lease, and project development and financing agreements. He has represented clients from many industries, including banks and other financial institutions, public utilities, oil companies, chemical and product manufacturers, governmental entities, and universities. He serves as the practice coordinator of the business group in New Orleans.

Jeremy Z. Soso maintains a diverse litigation practice with extensive experience representing individuals and corporations in the State and Federal Courts of Louisiana in the areas of personal injury and insurance coverage. Additionally, he assists clients in criminal proceedings and family law matters. He also has experience representing small businesses and advising them on the unique issues they face in today’s challenging business landscape.

Jeremy Rush joined Montgomery Barnett's New Orleans office in the Spring of 2008. Mr. Rush is a native of Mobile, Alabama. After graduating from Spring Hill College in 2003, he attended and obtained his Juris Doctor degree from Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans. He began his law practice in 2006 focusing primarily on property damage claims arising from Hurricane Katrina, successions, and business litigation. Since joining Montgomery Barnett, Mr. Rush's practice has expanded to also encompass the defense of workers' compensation claims as well as admiralty and maritime litigation.. Mr. Rush is licensed to practice and has actively practiced law in the State of Louisiana since 2006 and in the State of Alabama since 2007. He is a member in good standing of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Alabama State Bar, the Federal Bar Association, and the New Orleans Bar Association. Mr. Rush is admitted to practice before all state courts in Louisiana and Alabama, all federal district courts in Louisiana, as well as the federal district courts in the southern districts of Alabama and Texas. He is also admitted to appear before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Jennifer R. Kretschmann practices in the area of insurance and reinsurance. She counsels insurers on first-party and third-party insurance coverage disputes. Her experience extends to a variety of coverage issues, including those involving commercial property losses, loss of business income, extra expense, general liability, issues of multiple-year trigger and allocation, additional insured status, contractual indemnity, and extra-contractual liability.. Ms. Kretschmann also has experience representing insurers in complex coverage litigation in both state and federal court with a particular focus on coverage issues relative to property damage, pollution, toxic tort and long-latency disease exposure. She has defended insurers in “bad faith” actions and class action litigation arising out of major hurricanes.

Jennifer Priebe has dedicated her legal career to advocating for the rights of injured workers in Louisiana and Mississippi. She is known for her expert ability to navigate the claims process and address denied claims.. Jennifer frequently helps those who have suffered fractures, back and neck injuries, and shoulder and knee injuries. She has also handled cases involving amputation, burn injuries, vision loss, forklift accidents, permanent, partial, and total disability benefits, and wrongful death.. Jennifer earned her law degree at Tulane University Law School, where she received the Dean’s Scholarship. Here, she was a member of the Honor Board and a student attorney in the Tulane University Law School Domestic Violence Law Clinic.

Jed Cain is an accomplished trial lawyer who has obtained multi-million dollar jury verdicts and settlements throughout the state of Louisiana. He has dedicated his career to representing injured workers and their families.. Originally from the small town of Natchitoches, Louisiana (made famous by the movie “Steel Magnolias”), Jed attended Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas. Upon graduating from Hendrix, Jed spent a year teaching 5th grade at an elementary school in Shreveport, Louisiana before attending law school at Tulane University.  He would later come to appreciate that no jury would ever be so daunting as a classroom of 5th graders.. In 2014, Jed was awarded the F. Scott Baldwin Award by the American Association for Justice (AAJ).  AAJ, formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), is the world’s largest trial lawyer bar and supports victims’ rights worldwide.  The F. Scott Baldwin Award is presented each year to the “most outstanding young trial lawyer” in the country.. Jed is a 2015 graduate of the Trial Lawyers College, an invitation only program dedicated to training and educating trial lawyers who are committed to the jury system and to representing and obtaining justice for individuals. The College was founded and led by legendary trial lawyer, Gerry Spence, over the course of three weeks.. Beyond practicing law, Jed is a husband and father of three young children.  In 2016, he was appointed by Gov. Jon Bel Edwards to serve on the Board of Directors for the Jimmy D. Long, Sr. Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts.  Jed is an actively involved Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) working on behalf of abused and neglected children within the court system.

Jay Sever is a partner in the Insurance and Reinsurance group of Phelps Dunbar. He is also the Practice Coordinator for the Insurance and Reinsurance group in the New Orleans office. He serves as local, regional and national coverage counsel for both foreign and domestic insurance companies. He counsels clients, manages disputes and tries cases involving a wide variety of insurance coverage issues, including matters arising from bad faith, construction defects claims, third-party liability claims, first-party claims, professional liability claims, crane and rigging claims, racing and competitive sport claims, entertainment claims, transportation claims, environmental claims, general and toxic tort claims, advertising, copyright and trademark claims, media liability claims, multiple-year trigger and allocation issues, marine liability claims, Louisiana direct action claims and numerous others. In addition to handling cases in Louisiana and California courts in which he is admitted, Mr. Sever also has acted as lead counsel in cases pending in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington. Mr. Sever's practice, both litigation and counseling, involves attorneys from all of Phelps Dunbar's offices in the Gulf South and, where necessary, local counsel in states throughout the United States.. Mr. Sever serves as the Practice Coordinator for the Insurance and Reinsurance group in the New Orleans office.

Jay graduated from Brother Martin High School in 1987. In 1992 Jay graduated from Tulane University with a Bachelor of English degree. Jay went to Graduate School at Touro College in 2008 and earned his Master’s Degree in Education. From 2006 to 2013 Jay taught school in Louisiana and New York. Jay graduated from Loyola University and was appointed to the Louisiana Bar on October 16, 2017. Jay brings over 30 years of experience in the area of customer satisfaction to the practice of law. Diamond Law takes GREAT pride that each of our clients work directly with Jay side by side to a final resolution of their case.

Jatavian L. Williams is originally from Shreveport, LA. He came to New Orleans on an academic scholarship to attend Dillard University. In 2006, Jatavian graduated magna cum laude from Dillard with a B.S. in Political Science. In 2009, Jatavian earned a juris doctor from Loyola University New Orleans, College of Law. While in law school, Jatavian was a member of the Loyola Moot Court, the Loyola Trial Advocacy program, and a student member of the St. Thomas Moore Inn of Court. In 2007, he received the Gillis Long Public Service Award in recognition of his successful efforts in representing local residents during blighted property adjudication proceedings after Hurricane Katrina. Also, Jatavian received the 34th Annual National Trial Competition Award for Best Closing Argument Oralist in 2009.. Prior to joining the Glago Law Firm in 2014, Mr. Williams began his legal career by serving as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable June B. Darensburg, 24th JDC, from 2009-2011. Following his Jefferson Parish clerkship, he served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Herbert A. Cade and then for the Honorable Paula A. Brown, Civil District Court, Orleans Parish, from 2011-2014. Mr. Williams is admitted to practice before the Louisiana Supreme Court, the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana, as well as, the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. He is a member of the Greater New Orleans, Louis A. Martinet Legal Society, Inc., and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.. Inspired by his compassion for victims of serious injury, Jatavian’s practice primarily focuses on plaintiff’s personal injury, admiralty and maritime, insurance, contract, medical malpractice, toxic tort and class action cases. Jatavian is married to his high school sweetheart. Together, he and his wife are the proud parents of their two beautiful daughters, Jayla and Jordyn.

Jane Armstrong practices in the area of employee benefits and executive compensation, with over 30 years of experience in the area. Her practice includes representation of private and public employers in the design, implementation and administration of tax-qualified retirement plans, including 401(k) plans, defined benefit plans and ESOPs, and representation of plan fiduciaries. She represents boards and compensation committees of public companies and not-for-profit entities in executive compensation matters. She also structures non-qualified deferred compensation and equity incentive arrangements for both private and public companies, and represents employers and executives in employment agreements, severance and golden parachute agreements and arrangements. Ms. Armstrong is recognized as a national speaker in the areas of employee benefits and executive compensation and was also the first woman to participate in firm-wide management, serving on the firm’s operation committee.  Before joining the firm, Ms. Armstrong was an associate at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, in New York, New York, and a partner at Jones, Walker, New Orleans, Louisiana.

James “J.J.” Reeves primarily practices in corporate defense, insurance coverage, and appellate practice. James is also experienced in products liability, toxic tort defense, construction defect litigation, contractual disputes, subrogation, general tort liability, Preferred Provider Organization (“PPO”) litigation, title, real estate, and commercial general liability policy disputes. James has earned a Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Rating of “AV Preeminent,” based on legal knowledge, analytical capabilities, judgment, communication ability, and legal experience. He has been named a Super Lawyer Magazine “Rising Star” and a “Top Insurance Lawyer” in 2016 and 2017, and, since 2015, has been named one of New Orleans’ best insurance coverage lawyers by New Orleans Magazine. James is also a Certified Claims Professional (“CCP”), a designation bestowed by the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance after three years of training. James is inducted into the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel and the Defense Research Institute. James is also a graduate of the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy.. James is an experienced courtroom and appellate litigator, with numerous reported decisions to his credit across several fields of law, in Federal and State courts.. James’ title and real estate experience includes experience with subrogation, quiet title actions, and bona fide purchaser and shelter doctrine litigation. James is also familiar with the nature of real estate financing issues and has successfully resolved numerous lis pendens issues outside of litigation and with minimal time and expense to the insured or the insurer. Moreover, James is thoroughly acquainted with Louisiana right of way law including right of access and predial and personal servitudes. Finally, James is also an accomplished appellate lawyer and federal practitioner, and can thus handle claims from their inception and through the appeals or removal process if necessary. James is licensed to practice in all Louisiana courts, including the Federal Courts of the Fifth Circuit and all Louisiana Courts of Appeal.. Originally from Pensacola, FL, James graduated from Tulane Law School on scholarship. James received his undergraduate degree, cum laude, from Florida State University with a double major in philosophy and communications and was a brother and officer of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. During his first year of law school, James clerked for the Honorable Judge Elizabeth Timothy in the 11th Circuit United States Court, Northern District of Florida. At graduation, James was recognized for leading Tulane Law School in pro bono hours, with over 400 hours spent evaluating §1983 claims made by aggrieved inmates. James is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the New Orleans Bar Association, and he is licensed to practice in Florida and Louisiana State and Federal courts.

James W. Hailey III is a fifth generation New Orleanian. For over the past two decades Mr. Hailey has assisted his insurance and corporate clients in detecting, deterring and defeating fraud in construction, premises, transportation and general litigation, including coverage, giving many presentations and publications.. Mr. Hailey has made numerous presentations to clients’ special investigation units ( SIU ) and to industry personnel, including the Insurance Services Offices ( ISO ) , National Insurance Crime Bureau ( NICB ) and International Association of Special Investigation Units ( IASIU ) Chapters nationwide, as well as others. He is very active in local claims organizations including past president of the New Orleans Claims Association ( NOCA ), Board member of the Southeast Louisiana Chapter of the Risk and Insurance Management Society ( RIMS ), Past president of the Blue Goose claims organization, Founding Secretary of the Louisiana Chapter of the Claims and Litigation Management organization ( CLM ), Louisiana Claims Association, and many others.  He has been honored as a "Top Lawyer" by New Orleans magazine.

James handles all types of personal injury matters, including car accidents, truck accidents, medical malpractice, products liability, chemical exposures, homeowner claims, and more, while serving over one hundred clients across the state of Louisiana.. James practices exclusively in personal injury and property damage litigation. He is licensed to practice in all state courts in Louisiana, as well as all Louisiana federal courts including the Eastern District, Western District, Middle District, and 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. He is an active member of both the Louisiana State Bar Association and the Louisiana Association for Justice.. James graduated with honors from Tulane University Law School where he excelled in insurance law and litigation based courses, earning the top grade in his class in Civil Litigation Skills and Strategy.

Jake’s practice focuses primarily on personal injury litigation, representing a wide range of people who have been injured by the negligent behavior of others. He is prepared to handle nearly every type of personal injury case, focusing on those that involve car and trucking accidents.. It is Jake’s mission to fully pursue justice on behalf of those who are injured and in need of legal representation. Jake doesn’t believe in limiting his clients’ access to him during normal working hours; he shares his personal cell number with each client, making him available to their needs at any time, day or night.. Jake and the attorneys at the Cossé Law Firm are happy to review your auto insurance policy for FREE, to determine whether you have sufficient protection in the form of uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage, in the unfortunate event that you’re ever involved in an accident where another driver is at fault.

Jaime Hurley practices in the area of commercial real estate, particularly the acquisition, financing, development and sale of commercial, industrial, office, restaurant, apartment, retail properties and businesses.. In addition, Ms. Hurley handles general business and finance matters including representation of banking and lending institutions in financing transactions, drafting and negotiating of contracts, leases, and servitude agreements, acquiring and developing real estate and commercial business establishments, representing owners of multifamily apartment complexes, representing utilities, drafting and enforcing subdivision and condominium restrictions for highly regulated developments, entity formation and general counseling of both established and emerging businesses.

Jacki Smith is an associate concentrating on Maritime Injury/LHWCA matters. Ms. Smith’s experience includes motion practice, depositions, and bench and jury trial preparations.. Ms. Smith joined The Lambert Firm (now Lambert Zainey Smith & Soso) in 2013 after receiving her Juris Doctorate from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business with a concentration in Management and Finance from Louisiana State University in 2008.. She is admitted to practice in all Louisiana State Courts and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Ms. Smith is a member of the New Orleans Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar Association, Louisiana Association for Justice, American Association for Justice, and the Association for Women Attorneys. She currently serves as Co-Chair of the Recruitment Committee for the Louisiana Association for Justice Women’s Caucus.

J.C. Lawrence and Associates, LLC is a full-service law firm that delivers extraordinary legal expertise and personal one-on-one attention. As a general practice firm, J.C. Lawrence and Associates helps clients resolve a wide variety of legal matters including criminal cases, DUI and DWIs, traffic tickets, personal injury claims and wrongful death cases. We draw clients from throughout New Orleans as well as from Jefferson and the surrounding areas. Each and every client receives strong legal advocacy and dedicated representation at reasonable prices.

J. Van Robichaux, Jr. is a practicing attorney in the New Orleans area, concentrating since 1975 in litigation at both the state and federal level. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of New Orleans and his JD degree from Loyola University Law School. He has had experience in admiralty, product liability, environmental law, medical malpractice, automobile accidents, nursing home negligence, asbestos injury, dangerous drug litigation, and toxic tort class actions. He has handled cases involving eighteen wheelers, severe burn injuries, paralysis, brain injury and wrongful death. He has also handled cases as a mediator and as an arbitrator. Robichaux is admitted to practice before the U.S. 5th and 11th Circuit Courts of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is licensed in all state courts in both Louisiana and Colorado.

J. Tucker Law was founded with a single purpose- to fight for the rights of individuals in their time of need. It is the very core of who I am. Regardless of the situation you find yourself in, I will vigorously represent your interest and ensure your story is told. My firm is built on these core values:. 1. To ensure our client's rights are protected against the abuse of power.. 2. Communication is not an aspiration, it is a requirement.. 3. Your story is at the center of all that we do.. 4. Tireless in our effort, relentless in our advocacy.. If you, or someone you know, has been arrested, I am here to help!

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In his more than 20 years practicing law, Mike has recovered awards of more than $300 million in settlements and in excess of $1 billion in jury verdicts for his clients.

In 14 years, I've handled over 800 cases throughout Louisiana.  Whether it's a car accident, murder or traffic ticket, I dedicate the same level of attention to any case that comes across my desk. We want to make sure you're comfortable choosing an attorney. That's why we offer free consultations and encourage potential clients to talk to several attorneys before hiring one. That's right. No pressure consultations.  Our #1 goal is for our clients to feel comfortable and confident with their attorney.. I have the privilege of working with my wife and law partner, Sarah Phillips.  Together, we founded Phillips Law in 2009 focusing on criminal defense and personal injury.  In addition to our private practice, I'm a staff attorney for Eden House, a shelter for women who are vicitms of the sex trafficing industry.. In my spare time I volunteer as a mentor for the Son of a Saint, an organization dedicated to helping boys who've lost their fathers to death or incarceration.

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I'm a construction lawyer defending clients in construction defect, design and professional liability, and third-party injury claims. I also handle general liability matters for local restaurants and department stores which include well-known regional restaurant chains with Louisiana locations, the nation's largest broad-line closeout retailer and one of the largest food retailers in America.